This is a Neko! Henry and if you don't know what a neko is then here you go:
Neko
Japanese for "cat"
things dealing with cats including the whole half-cat/half-human thing
I searched then copy and pasted a definition that fit for this. Also in this nekos can understand cats/wild cats (tigers, lions, etc), and italics are what the cats are saying.
Henry's POV
I wake up then realize that it is Saturday. I look at the date on my phone then I remember.
Flashback
8 years ago
I wake up, and go to my mirror on my shelf. I glance through it then do a double take. I look more closely at the top of my head. I have cat ears on my head then I look at my butt, and see a tail.
I touch the tail and ears making sure they are real. When they prove to be real, I got worried. I looked back at the mirror then noticed the cat like teeth/fangs, (they would be at the spot where vampire fangs are usually at) and that got me even more worried.
To hide the ears I wore a hat, and the tail I tried to keep in my pants. The teeth were harder to hide but the best thing to do would be to keep my mouth shut as much as possible.
Time skip
I figured out how to hide the cat fangs, ears, and tail without hiding them with clothes. I found someone that was like me. They gave me a potion like thing, and told me to take a sip of it once a day.
End of Flashback
I smile at the memory. That is a secret that no normal person knows. Not Ray, Charlotte, Jasper, Shwoz, or even my parents. I get out of bed, and look at the mirror. I see my cat features.
I take out the drink in a vial that is in my drawer. I look at the purple mixture, and see that there is only one sip left. I'll have to get some on the way to work.
I take off the cork, and drink the rest of it. It still takes like strawberries which I like. I take the cork, and put it back in the vial. With one last look in the mirror I go get dressed.
Time skip
I walk in the weird store that could rival Junk-N-Stuff. But it doesn't because very few people know about it. The store is called Mixtures-N-Elixirs. I don't know why the name is somewhat similar to Junk-N-Stuff.
I see my friend that first gave me the drink. She is behind the counter. Her name is Audrey. She has brown curly hair that goes a little past her shoulders, blue eyes, my age, a little shorter than me, and is also a neko. Audrey owns Mixtures-N-Elixirs.
"Hi Henry!" Audrey says as she sees me.
"Hey Audrey." I say as I smile at her.
"Need more?" She asks as her tail went to grab the potion, and I walk to the counter.
That's another thing about the potion. Only other nekos can see through the potions. Audrey's tail and ears are calico while mine are brown. Audrey's ears and tail are brown, white, black, and orange in a beautiful and cool way.
"Yeah." I say pulling out the empty vial and 5 bucks.
"Here you go." She puts the full vial on the counter.
"Thanks." I say giving her the money, and taking the vial. "I've been meaning to ask you something."
"Yes?" Audrey says encouraging me to continue.
"How are you able to run this place? I mean you're only 15." I say.
"Nekos always have a way." She says before she turns around, and I start to walk to the door. "Hey before you leave." Audrey says, and I stop. "When are you going to confess to your boss?"
"I don't know." I reply.
"You know I'm here for you."
"Yeah I know."
"Bye Hen."
"Bye Rey." (Pronounced ree)
Time skip
I get to Junk-N-Stuff. I go down to the Man Cave. Charlotte is on her phone while sitting on the couch. Jasper is up working the cash register. I don't see Ray or Shwoz, so they either aren't here or somewhere else in the Man Cave.
"Hey Char." I say walking over to the monitors.
"Hey Henry." Charlotte says. "You know you're a little late." I stop walking for a minute.
"Yeah. Piper was being her normal self yelling at me, so she made me leave late." I lie, and continue going to the monitors.
"Can't argue with that." She says as I sit down on the chair.
I discreetly sniff the air, and I smell my favorite scent, Ray. Audrey keeps telling me to tell him, or she will do it for me. She never does though. Sometimes I think she is also a matchmaker, but I never ask her.
I hear Ray walking to the sprocket probably coming from his room. I hear the sprocket open then Ray enters.
I stubbly take a deep breath to try to calm down. Suddenly there is a ringing. I turn around to see that Charlotte jumped at the noise, and Ray is looking around to try to find the source of the ringing.
I finally realize that it is my phone ringing. I pull it out, and Audrey's name is on it. I look up to see that Charlotte has calmed down once she realized the ringing was from a phone.
"Sorry Char, that was just my phone." I apologize to my friend.
"It's okay Henry. I was just startled because the ringing was sudden." Charlotte tells me.
"I should answer this." I say as I press the answer button. "Hey." I say causally, that way Audrey knows other people are in the same room with me.
"Henry I need you to get somewhere private." She says, and I head to the elevators.
I call the elevator by pressing the button. It opens, and I walk in. When I turn around, I see Ray giving me a questioning look. I press the up button, and the door closes. The elevator takes me up to the back of Junk-N-Stuff. I walk out the door when they open.
"What's up Audrey?" I ask because she tries not to call me while I'm at work.
"We have a problem." She says.
"What's the problem?" I ask concerned.
"In about two hours people will be able to see our cat features." She says slightly panicked.
"WHAT?! WHY?!" I ask while yelling then remembered Jasper is working the cash register.
"Henry what's wrong?" Jasper asks coming to the back of the store.
"It's just Piper, so don't worry about it." I say, and he nods understandingly going back to the counter.
"You know the eclipse that is today?" Audrey asks.
"I totally forgot about that!" I say. Today there is a solar eclipse, and sometimes they cause problems for nekos.
"Remember what I told you about eclipses?! Whenever there is an eclipse, the eclipse causes the potion to ware off quickly and completely, and ordinary people can see our tails, ears, and fangs!" She says.
"Yeah you told me before!" I say then put my hand over my face. I get an idea. "Are you still at your store?" I whisper, so Jasper doesn't hear.
"Of course Henry." Audrey replies.
"Good. I'll leave Junk-N-Stuff in about an hour then come over there. That way we will keep each other company along with no one finding out while we wait out the eclipse." I say.
"Alright but don't leave too late." She reminds me.
"Don't worry I won't." I say.
"See you in about an hour." She says.
"See you later." I told her before I hung up.
I go back to the Man Cave. Charlotte is still on the couch. Ray is at the monitors where I was.
"Was it Piper?" Charlotte asks when she sees me again.
"Yeah." I say.
"What did she want this time?" Ray asks without turning around.
"She wanted me to pick something up for her. I said no, but then she threatened to follow me around for a week. I had to say I would pick whatever it is up for her because I can't afford for her to follow me around since I'm Kid Danger." I explained, and I noticed that he turned around while I was talking.
"Sounds like the only thing you could do." Charlotte tells me.
"So you don't know what you have to pick up for your little sister?" Ray asks, and it seems like he's looking for my reaction.
"No. All she told me was to pick something up for her." I say, and Ray is looking at me very intensely.
"When does she want you to pick it up?" Charlotte asks.
"In about an hour." I respond.
"You better hope that we don't have to fight crime when you have to pick up whatever it is for your sister." Ray says.
Charlotte looks back at her phone, and smiles. "Guys did you know that there is a solar eclipse today?!" She asks excitedly. Oh no.
"Really?" Ray asks.
"Yes really. It will be in about two hours." Charlotte replies. "Henry are you excited about this?"
"Uh, y-yeah!" I stutter.
"You sure? It sounded like you were stuttering." Ray says.
"Yeah, of course I'm sure!" I say with a fake smile.
"After you pick up what ever it is Piper got, you should come back here so we can all watch the solar eclipse." Charlotte suggests.
"Great idea, Charlotte!" Ray says with a smile.
"I don't know if I would be able to." I say trying to get out of this.
"Why wouldn't you be able to?" Charlotte asks.
"Piper would probably make me do something for her again." I say as I sit down on the couch.
"Well, if you don't come back so we can all watch it." Charlotte says.
"Yeah I'll try." I lie.
Time Skip to when Henry has to leave
"I need to leave, see you guys." I say leaving the Man Cave. I go to the front of the store. "See you later Jasp." I tell my best friend.
"Where are you going?" He asks confused.
"I am forced to pick something up for Piper." I tell him, and he understands.
"Bye Hen." He says as I walk out the door and I start walking to Audrey's store.
Time Skip
I get to Mixtures-N-Elixirs. I go in then immediately look for Audrey. I spot a brown cat with black patterns with white under its chin laying on the counter.
I recognize the cat as Audrey's. The cat's name is Fluffy. I walk over to the cat, and Fluffy opens her eyes ready to run to the back.
Once she sees that it is me she relaxes. I scratch the top of the cat's head causing her to purr.
"Hi Fluffy." I tell the cat.
"Hi Henry." She says to me back.
"Where's Audrey?" I ask.
"She'll be here in a minute. She is getting ingredients together for potions." The cat informs me before jumping down, and going to the back.
I wait about a minute before Audrey comes out from the back.
"Hi Henry!" Audrey says.
"Hey Audrey." I tell her then she stares at me. I shift uncomfortably. "Uh... mind telling me why you're staring at me?" I ask her.
"You still haven't told him?!" She practically yells at me.
"Of course not!" I say back to her. "Besides what am I supposed to say! Oh Ray, I know you're my boss, but I'm in love with you and I'm a neko?!"
"Not that last part, but at least tell him how you feel." She says calming down.
"What if he rejects me? It will be awkward to be around him let alone work there. He could also fire me, and I love my job!" I tell her.
"What if he doesn't? You never know until you say something!" Her ears twitch in annoyance.
Audrey's POV
Henry is being so stupid! He needs to tell Ray his feelings for him, or I will do it for him! He doesn't need to tell his boss that he's a neko. Fluffy comes back to the front of my store after we were done arguing.
"I was trying to sleep!" Fluffy hisses out at us, her tail swishing.
"Sorry Fluffy." I apologize to my cat.
Time Skip
The eclipse is about to begin. I lead Henry to the roof of my store, so we can watch it together. I give him sunglasses that will work for seeing the eclipse.
We put them on, and sit down on the roof. We watch the eclipse while talking about random things. After the eclipse is over, we go back in my store. Henry goes into the front while I stay in the back to grab the potion I made earlier.
I hear the bell on the door. Shit, someone is here! I hear someone coming to the back. I turn and see Henry there, and he looks worried.
"What-" I get cut off before I could finish.
"Ray is here!" Henry says then proceeds to freak out a bit.
"Calm down Henry." I tell my friend. "Take a sip of this, and I will take care of it." I say handing him the potion that he is familiar with.
He takes a sip then hands it back to me. I take a sip myself before putting it on the shelf. I wait for a few seconds then go to the front.
"Hi, sir! Welcome to Mixtures-N-Elixirs!" I say happily.
"Hello. I'm looking for my friend, and I thought I saw him in here." Ray says.
"No the only person I've seen today come in my store is you." I say easily lying.
"Well thanks for the information." He says, but he looks around at the stuff I have.
He pulls out his phone and calls someone. My eyes widen when I hear Henry's phone ring in the back. I can practically hear Henry panicking while trying to stop the ringing coming from his phone.
Ray turns to me with a raised eyebrow. He starts to walk towards the back.
"Only employees are allowed back there." I say getting in front of Henry's boss.
He glares at me before pushing me aside. He goes to the back, and I of course follow him trying to get him away from Henry. Ray stops to look around probably trying to find Henry.
He sees him trying to hide behind one of my shelves that have ingredients on it. Ray turns to me.
"Only me, huh?" He says before walking over to Henry. Ray grabs Henry, and pulls him out from behind the shelf.
"Oh, hi Ray!" Henry tries to play dumb.
"Had to get something for your sister, huh?" Ray says causing Henry to look down, and his ears to flatten.
"I'm sorry for lying to you." Henry says, and I can tell he's trying to hold back a whimper.
"You should be!" Ray says before he starts going back to the front dragging Henry with him.
"Henry don't you have something to tell him?!" I yell before they went out the door.
I walk out to the front, and see that Ray stopped. Ray looks between the two of us.
"What is it kid?" Ray asks suspiciously.
"I don't know what she's talking about!" Henry says quickly.
"Henry Hart if you don't tell him, then I will!" I threaten causing his eyes to widen.
"Tell me what?" Ray asks.
"I'm in love with you." Henry mumbles, and I was the only one that hears it.
"Henry I didn't hear you speak up." Ray says.
"I'm in love with you! There happy now?!" Henry says then looks at me when he said the last part.
I just smirk. I go to the back, but not before I saw the blush on Ray's face.
Ray's POV
Henry just said that he is in love with me! I can't help the blush that comes on my face. The girl smirks, and walks to the back giving Henry and I privacy.
"A-are you s-sure about that?" I question my employee stuttering a bit. I have to admit I have fallen in love with my sidekick.
"Yes and now you probably want to fire me!" He says, and I see tears in his eyes.
"No, no, no! I won't fire you! I'm in love with you too!" I say pulling him into a hug. I rub his back to calm him down, and I heard something strange coming from Henry. "Hen, are you purring?" I ask pulling away a bit, and I can see his blush.
The girl comes back with a bottle filled with a blue color. She walks over to us, and hands me the bottle.
"Take a sip of this, and Henry will tell you." She says, and patiently waits for me to take a sip of the bottle's contents. I look at her weirdly causing her to roll her eyes. "It's not going to hurt you!" She says.
I shrug and take a sip of it. She takes the bottle back, and goes back to the back. I feel weird, and I close my eyes because of the slight pain in my head. I open my eyes to see Henry with cat ears and tail. My eyes widen.
"W-why a-a-are there c-cat ears and a tail on you?" I ask the boy in front of me stuttering in surprise.
"W-what?! You can see them!" Henry says shocked, and I can see fangs in his mouth.
"Hahahahaha!" I hear the girl laughing.
Henry's POV
"Hahahahaha!" I hear Audrey laughing. I turn to the back of the store seeing that she is leaning against a wall.
I glare at her. "What did you do?!" I hiss out at her with my tail flicking back and forth and my ears to twitch in annoyance.
"Oh, me?" She says innocently, but I know better. "I just gave him something to make him see our hidden features." She says. "Have fun explaining!" Audrey says then pushes us out of her store.
Before I can go back in, she closes the door and locks it. I turn to Ray, and he is still in a bit of shock.
"She has them too?" He asks me, and I nod sheepishly. "Okay Henry, tell me what is going on!" He demands.
"I'm a neko. A neko is someone who has cat features causing them to be part cat." I start explaining. "Sometimes nekos will act like actual cats. That girl, her name is Audrey, makes all kinds of potions including potions that keep non-nekos from seeing the cat features." I tell Ray.
"How?" My boss asks.
"I'm not sure, but I learned not to question her about it." I say then I start walking off.
"Wait!" Ray tells me.
"Yes?" I ask.
"Why did you leave before the eclipse?"
"Oh! Her potions to keep neko features hidden ware off during eclipses and at night." I answer.
"Charlotte and Jasper left after the eclipse, so let's go back to the Man Cave."
Time Skip
We get to the Man Cave, and we are sitting on the couch.
"How long have you been a neko?" Ray asks me.
"Since I was 7." I answer.
"Can I touch them?" Ray asks gesturing to my ears and tail.
"Sure." I tell him as he gets closer to me.
He reaches out he hand to my ears. Once he starts scratching my cat ears, I lean into the touch while purring. He moves his other hand to my tail. He lightly strokes it causing me to purr more and blush a bit. I hear him chuckle a bit causing me to glare at him.
"My cute neko." Ray says causing my cease my glaring.
"Your cute neko?" I ask.
"Yes." Ray says then kisses me, and I eagerly kiss him back. He pulls back, and I whimper at the loss of his lips on mine. He chuckles again then presses his forehead against mine. "I love you."
"I love you too." I sigh happily.
I hope you liked this! I enjoyed writing this.